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Have you ever heard the expression “that is not the way we do things here!” Paradigm paralysis is one of the most prevalent—and least recognized—barriers to innovation in modern industry.

2025 was a year consumed by the promise of change and the fear of what that change would bring. 

Manufacturing operations have always relied on continuous improvement as their fundamental operational excellence framework.

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For much of my career, I’ve watched quality departments inherit a role they never asked for: the group that shows up when something goes wrong.

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton said the quiet part out loud in a December interview with Fortune Magazine – that “companies investing trillions in artificial intelligence can only make their money back by eliminating human jobs.”

Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) teams are expected to keep audits moving, close corrective actions, manage supplier issues, maintain training records, meet customer requirements, and stay ready for whatever regulators expect next.

You could argue that glare is the very reason that machine vision lighting exists. Whether detecting a faint scratch on a glossy surface or decoding an etched code on metal, unwanted reflections can obscure details and compromise inspection accuracy.

Cindy Farrer is the senior services manager of quality and supply chain at the Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership. She's an accomplished leader with over 35 years of global experience in manufacturing quality and supply chain management.

The concept of heroes with extraordinary abilities is far older than the comic books—which then became movies, which became television or streaming shows—that we know today.